Benefit minstrel at Beth Israel vestry draws crowds
A benefit minstrel show presented in the vestry of Beth Israel synagogue under the Hebrew Ladies’ Aid drew audiences from Lewiston, Auburn, Brunswick and Augusta. Directed by Henry S. Gediman with Louis M. Silverman as interlocutor, the amateur cast delivered songs, dances, and skits to enthusiastic applause and encores, with plans to repeat the event. The feature also notes Morse high basketball’s challenging 15 game schedule this season, marking a shift to tougher opponents and renewed effort by Bath’s Morse team.
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Beth Israel
Hebrew Ladies’ Aid
Lewiston
Auburn
Brunswick
Augusta
Henry S. Gediman
Louis M. Silverman
Sam Povich
Arthur W. Gediman
Harold W. Lupovitz
David C. Cogan
Edward S. Gediman
Morris E. Povich
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Ruth Cohen
Marcia L. Petlock
Esta M. Gediman
Esther J. Petlock
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Julius I. Gediman
Julius Gediman
Mr. Silverman
Henry I. Gediman
David S. Cogan
Mr. Cogan
42Nd Street
Morris E
Matie” Povish
Arthur Gediman
Buffalo
Mr. Povich
Pal
Edward
Sonny” Cogan
Henry Gediman
Mr. Gediman
Henry
LaForrest G. Coombs
Bessie F. Greenblatt
Ida Lindenberg
Morse High
Rockland
Morse
Bath
Tufts College
Medford
Mass
Bridgton Academy
Kents Hill Seminary
Salem
High School
Bates
Bath Lads
Hallowell
Gardiner
Thornton Academy of
Saco
Westbrook
Cheverus
Kents Hill
Western Maine
Acadia Lodge to Nominate Officers at Thursday Meeting
Acadia lodge Knights of Pythias will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 7 30 for officer nominations and related business. Members are urged to attend as plans for the upcoming term will be discussed and finalized.
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Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Godfrey withdraws lease offer for Bangor flying field
Edward R. Godfrey owner of Godfrey Flying Field withdraws his lease offer to Bangor after the City Council approved a five year lease with a right of option and a $60,000 price, prompting a referendum petition. The withdrawal was delivered personally to City Manager Wallace on Saturday morning via a written communication.
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Edward R. Godfrey
Godfrey Flying Field
Bangor
Godfrey
Wallace
North-Center P.T.A. hears a fine address on education
At Grace church parish house a well attended North Center P T A meeting heard Rev Joseph O Purdue discuss The Ignorance of Education emphasizing character and friendliness alongside schooling. The group reported Thanksgiving meals for two needy families and ongoing benevolence work plus a refilled first aid kit for Morse high Girls Athletic Association.
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Grace Church
P.T.A
Joseph O. Purdue
Girls’ Athletic Association
Morse High School
North Grammar
McFadden
William E. Palmer
Arthur J. Nichols
Clinton D. Wilson
Wilson
Parent Education
Edward Sewall
Leroy F. Colby
R. Clinton McFadden
What to Do in Case of Fire by Chief Rendlette
Chief Joseph W Rendlette of the Richmond Fire Department outlines practical fire safety steps during Fire Prevention Week. He stresses calm, preplanned actions, home fire drills, safe night procedures, how to handle smoke in bedrooms, and orderly exits from buildings, with emphasis on not opening hot doors and using windows if needed.
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Joseph W. Rendlette
Richmond Fire Department
New England Association of Fire Chiefs
State Association of Fire Chiefs of
Maine
Randlette
Winter
Joseph W. Randlette
Bath Ships History Project Promised By City Leaders
The city plans a two volume history. one on general growth and another on Bath shipbuilding since 1607. Hon. Edward C. Plummer left 3000 dollars to fund the project, with Frank B. Nichols and Fred R. Lord coordinating publications. Mark W. Hennessy gathers early photos for the volumes, featuring builders and captains who made Bath famed.
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Wico
Bath
Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Plummer
Frank B. Nichols
Reed
Fred R. Lord
Augusta
Gannett Publishing Co
Omar W. Folsom
Lord History of Shipping
Mark W. Hennessy
Freeport
Yarmouth
Bowdoin College
the Times
Independent
Admiralty
Atlantic Carriers’ Association
Atlantic Seaboard
Old
New England Magazine
Lord
Harry S. Lord
Searsport
Maine
Truck driver held for grand jury action
Edward F. Carleton of Medford Massachusetts a truck driver in the Pejepscot fatal crash appeared before Bath judge and was held on a 5000 bond for Sagadahoc Superior Court grand jury to consider manslaughter charges over the deaths of Larrison Wakeley and Gladys Haskell. Carleton posted bond. Also note Charles H Cahill Jr a freshman at RPI is due home for Christmas with his parents at 78 High Street.
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Edward F. Carleton
Medford
Mass
Pejepscot
John J. Keegan
Bath
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Larrison Wakeley
Gladys Haskell
Carleton
Charles H. Cahill, Jr
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Charles H. Cahill
High Street
Christmas Issue of the Independent Remembered
A photo from the Independent Album recalls the Christmas issue of December 24 1898 and the paper’s long history. Readers who have followed the Independent for 35 years or more will remember its green paper era nicknamed the Little Green Un and the enduring Johnson Brothers advertisement on the page.
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The
Independent
Johnson Brothers
Vocal quartet leads mason gathering with ceremony and gifts
A Masonry meeting featured a quartet Er nest Wood Brenda Hill Carrie Thompson and John Shaw performing numbers including Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah. Eminent Commander Lowell lauded the trust placed in him and praised the Escort led by Rodick. Guests enjoyed refreshments and dancing as the Dunlap commandery No 5 KT concluded its milestone meeting.
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Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Walter S. Glidden
Arthur B. Suilphen
United States
David L. Wilson
Bath
Maine
Francis A. Walch
Yarmouth
Alexander A. LaFleur
Portland
Lowell
Henry C. Turner
Dunlap
Glidden
Mr. Lowell
Judge Glidden
Solar Lodge
Montgomery & St. Bernard
Harris T. Rodick
Rodick
Edward W. Sampson
Assembly
Melvin H. Beerwort
William A. Furber
Thomas R. Huston
Walch
Charles E. Curtis
Oscar F. Williams
Oscar
Masonry
J. Maurice Haynes
Osmond A. Bailey
Lisbon Falls
Lloyd N. Hooker
Albert Henderson
Eugene McGrath
Donald N. Small
Gardiner R. Deering
Karl A. Kiesling
John H. Freeman
Henry Allen
Bailey's Island
Charles F. Nelson
George C Quicksall
Sentinel
John H. Grindell
Francis McPherson
Reginald Stacy
Vincent Henderson
Ernest Wood
Brenda F. Hill
Carrie Thompson
John Shaw
Bernard Eede eLords- Ptayclems
Truette
Stilphen
C. B. Leeman
W. Clyde Lake
Frank French
Kit
K. T
Dike P. T. A. Holds Regular Tuesday Meeting
Dike P. T. A. conducted its regular business session Tuesday afternoon in the summer street rooms, reviewing activities and planning upcoming events.
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Dike P. T. A
Summer Street
City seeks PWA funds for winter street whistle switch
Public Works Administration money is sought to replace bell alarms with a compressed air whistle at Winter Street and Beacon Street churches. The $2300 device would be 30 percent funded by PWA, saving about $700. Fire experts say placement at Sewall's Hill engine house or North Street barn would yield wide coverage. Alder man Wold and Councilman Andrews are to pursue the matter with the federal administrator.
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Public Works Administration
Winter Street
Beacon Street
Municipal Committee On Fire Department
Sewall’s Hill
Washington Street
North Street
Leslie J. Wold
Edwin R. Andrews
Portland
Tug Eileen Ross and schooner Minas Prince wedged at Neponset draw
Capt William A Small was reportedly ill and not in command of the tug Eileen Ross when she and her son the three masted schooner Minas Prince became wedged in the Neponset bridge draw Monday. Ex Mayor Harold P Small says his brother was ill and had not rejoined his tug, though the Boston Herald quoted him as in command.
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William A. Small
Eileen Ross
Neponset Bridge
Harold P. Small
Winthrop
Mass
The
Boston Herald
Small
Finall
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